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ABOUT ORBIS

OUR VISION & MISSION

We are an international non-profit bringing people together to fight avoidable blindness. With our network of partners we mentor, train and inspire local teams to fight blindness in their own communities.
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Help treat people with Cataracts

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Cataract is the leading cause of blindness. Sign up to CatarAction today to help offer cataract surgeries to people most in need.
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HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED

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PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT TO TREAT CATARACTS

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Send a sight-saving virtual gift to a loved one

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Double your impact with our surgical fund appeal

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Latest Updates

Paediatric patient Ismail from Bangladesh looking through his glasses

UK Government closes UK Aid Direct Fund leaving unfinished work in Gedeo, Amaro and Burji

September 16, 2021
The Countess of Wessex meeting people

HRH The Countess of Wessex Attends Launch of our Surgical Fund Appeal

September 14, 2021
Bharati teaching her students at school in Nepal

Children in Britain missing eye tests and those in low-income countries most at risk of sight loss

September 02, 2021

Ayat's story: sight-saving eye care in the Rohingya refugee camps

August 31, 2021

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Flying Eye Hospital

DISCOVER THE FLYING EYE HOSPITAL

The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital is unlike any plane you’ve seen before. A state-of-the-art teaching facility complete with operating room, classroom and recovery room - this amazing aircraft has been a beacon of hope since 1982.
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Orbis Flying Eye Hospital on the tarmac in Kingston, Jamaica

Sightlines

SIGHTLINES: A new video and podcast series

SIGHTLINES is a new Orbis Video Podcast series hosted by our very own Dr. Hunter Cherwek, Vice President of Clinical Services. The series will discuss the global fight against blindness, how COVID-19 is impacting that fight, and how Orbis is innovating to overcome and move forward.
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